WhyIsThatSo
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Karolina......yes, there are a few Gnostic Christian groups today but most gnostics I think are loners pretty much, lol..…...it goes with the territory.
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Karolina...….just to give you some idea as to that "potential" of this life. The Christ (Jesus) tells us that this life here that we have now is not even "life" at all, He calls it "death". And really that's what it is ultimately for ALL of us. We live and we die....over and over again. Until we wake up and "know" who we really are. There is TRUE LIFE , that the human brain, intellect, psyche, etc, cannot KNOW. It is only revealed by the Spirit. And Spirit is who and what we really are. And yes, eternal, indestructible, infinitely infinite. A literal chip off the old block, lol.My thinking is that this life has the potential to be pretty great, if only everyone worked together for the common good. Over the millennia, we've certainly made some progress, but it'll probably be another few millennia before we eradicate the new problems created by previous solutions.
That said, I think reincarnation of individual personalities seems like a good way to recycle, if you will. Energy can neither be created not destroyed... The ins and outs of the exact details of any sort of afterlife can't really be fully known, and certainly not explained, and that's good enough for me. I'm comfortable knowing I'm an eternal being, and one way or another I'm returning to God, either permanently or as a way of retreat before embarking on the next journey on Earth.
I guess I want to keep it simple though, without all the added beliefs and rituals often found in organized religion. I know, I seem to be contradicting myself. Thanks for humoring me as I think out loud here ...
What would be the purpose?
One passage through this world is enough for me.
Paul was a gnostic Christian, just as ALL the apostles were.
My Master in India said "Jesus is God". Christmas is one of the major celebrations in the ashram. And He gave many discourses around Christmas on Jesus, which were attended by thousands of Christians. Large statue of Jesus in the Ashram. So I would say Jesus played a very prominant role.Are there other modern day denominations (call them cults or sects if it helps you answer the question) where Jesus plays a prominent role and reincarnation is presented as a possibility?
My Master in India said "Jesus is God". Christmas is one of the major celebrations in the aahram. And He gave many discourses around Christmas on Jesus, which were attended by thousands of Christians. Large statue of Jesus in the Ashram. So I would say Jesus played a very prominant role.
AND My Master did also talk about Reincarnation, although His focus was to remind us "this life given to you, is your chance to merge in God, so there is no need to reincarnate again).
So, YES, I would say "reincarnation is presented as a possibility" (I could not have phrased this one better myself).
Once during Christmas I remember Him telling something like: Spirituality is simple, no need to make it difficult. The Bible you can summarize in 4 words "Hurt Never, Help Ever". This also includes not hurting yourself, and helping your Self. I like it simple. Same as Bible "Love thy neighbor as thyself".Thanks! Can you tell me more about this Ashram if yours?
My Master is Sathya Sai Baba from Puttaparthi. Below is the official website in IndiaThanks! Can you ..... refer me to an outside source? I don't have a lot of familiarity with Ashrams.
Exactly.....here Paul is actually confirming that he is gnostic. And admitting what all true gnostics "know". "God is Love" (1 John 4:7-21) . And since He (God) is Love, we (gnostics) are too. This is HOW we "know".I don't think so. Look:
And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. (1 Cor 13:2)
Many years ago I was interested in Edgar Cayce and read a fair amount about him. In the context of this thread, what struck me is that he was faced with having readings that pointed toward reincarnation and the struggle he had with those readings from a Christian perspective.I know little of him. I've never read anything by him. What lessons do you derive from him?
Karolina...….just to give you some idea as to that "potential" of this life. The Christ (Jesus) tells us that this life here that we have now is not even "life" at all, He calls it "death". And really that's what it is ultimately for ALL of us. We live and we die....over and over again. Until we wake up and "know" who we really are. There is TRUE LIFE , that the human brain, intellect, psyche, etc, cannot KNOW. It is only revealed by the Spirit. And Spirit is who and what we really are. And yes, eternal, indestructible, infinitely infinite. A literal chip off the old block, lol.
Cayce was what is termed a "Christian mystic". Meaning, he accepted Christ and whatever flavor of religious dogma he chose to go along with that, but at the same time he had psychic abilities that he didn't understand fully. As such he could raise his consciousness beyond his physical body, like most psychics can. The problem is that he, not understanding this phenomena as to what it really is, what it really means, and more importantly where it really comes from, made a lot of false assumptions as to what he was experiencing. He tried to relate it all to his belief in God based upon his particular "faith", which was like most orthodox Christians were then and still are today...…...misinformed (misled).Many years ago I was interested in Edgar Cayce and read a fair amount about him. In the context of this thread, what struck me is that he was faced with having readings that pointed toward reincarnation and the struggle he had with those readings from a Christian perspective.
Cayce was what is termed a "Christian mystic". Meaning, he accepted Christ and whatever flavor of religious dogma he chose to go along with that, but at the same time he had psychic abilities that he didn't understand fully. As such he could raise his consciousness beyond his physical body, like most psychics can. The problem is that he, not understanding this phenomena as to what it really is, what it really means, and more importantly where it really comes from, made a lot of false assumptions as to what he was experiencing. He tried to relate it all to his belief in God based upon his particular "faith", which was like most orthodox Christians were then and still are today...…...misinformed (misled).
And there is only ONE thing that we are here to learn......WHO we are.It would be: to learn.
A natural self origin, a human being.And there is only ONE thing that we are here to learn......WHO we are.